"Good morning" Janet woke Eddie gently for a change.
"You're not throwing up?"
"I slept so much yesterday, I've been up since four so I ate and took my meds and so far so good."
"What time is it?" Eddie stired slightly
"Eight thirty"
"Do I smell French Toast?"
"Yes, are you hungry?"
Eddie leaned up and kissed her "For you"
"Ummm, we can't"
"We can't do that but we can do something"
"Eddie"
"Shhhhh" Eddie grabbed her flipping her quickly over and rolling ontop of her. He pulled her shirt off and began at her neck kissing his way around and down. Down right where she ached. Janet never even noticed he was taking care of him self at the same time she was to busy moaning over his tongue.
He made it there before her and her eyes flew open when she heard him groan. She smiled at him as he released and he looked right at her. Once her tee-shirt was rendered unwearable he put full effort into pleasing her.
"Now I'm hungry" He kissed her lips gently before getting up to go to the bathroom. Janet soon followed to take care of herself. Once their teeth were brushed Eddie kissed her longer.
"Back in bed" She didn't argue and he brought the breakfast she'd fixed to bed for them.
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"Has anyone ever told you how sexy you really are?" Janet asked naked beneath the sheets. Eddie was in only his boxers carrying their plates.
"You're the only one that's ever seen me and breakfast at the same time so no"
"I don't know why you're still single, you're hot, really good in bed, and a multi tasker. Not to mention all that loyal, compassionate crap"
"Janet baby…I haven't been single in a long time"
"You mean married people get to do stuff like this?"
"I think so...I hope so"
"You should have knocked me up last October" Eddie just shook his head grinning. Janet fell asleep soon after breakfast and slept the bulk of the day away.
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"What are you doing?" Janet asked Wednesday morning having found him at the kitchen table with pen and paper.
"Nothing"
"Okay, keep your secrets" Janet wasn't mad just thought he was being childish.
"I was doing a little figuring."
"On What?" Janet started to put some appetizers together for Thursday
"My Will for starters"
"YOUR WILL?"
"If something was to happen to me. I don't want you to worry about all this then."
"All what?"
"The house, my pathetic business what's left of it anyway, I took care of the bank you're on all of the accounts but I've got some stock and cd's to. And a few personal things I want the baby to have. And there something for you in here to."
"What?"
"You'll find out if something ever happens to me, until then promise me you want read this." He got up to kiss her
"I promise" She could tell he was serious.
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"What else were you figuring?"
"I need to know how much your bills are?"
"Why?"
"Because I'm going to pay them"
"Eddie I told you I can pay my own bills?"
"To late you married me they're our bills now so how much?"
"I don't know"
"Janet give me a rough idea so I know how much to put in the bank every month" She told him
"Eddie I'm depositing money in there to."
"Go right ahead, pay our bills, get what we need for the baby and if there's some left over just leave it in there."
"Our bills?"
"Part of wife role remember" He kissed her when she sat his coffee down
"Where are they at?" She rolled her eyes
"There's a black folder thing whatever on the bed in the guest room. I always pay them on the first."
"Okay but I pay mine on the 15th"
"When are they due?"
"By the end of the month"
"Pay them on the first so it's done and we don't have to worry about it. I don't do late fees" Janet could tell he was far more strict with his finances than she was with hers. Though she intended on paying hers out of her account anyway.
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"My clothes are ready" Janet sweet talked Eddie when she hung up the phone. "Will you go by the boutique and get me another bra, I need a black one to wear with the dress I picked out?"
"Why don't you just call and add it to the list?"
"They didn't have a very big selection" She pouted and he knew she loved the store he'd spoiled her to. They treated her like royalty there and he knew it.
"Alright I'm going" Eddie got up and dressed
"You want to ride with me?"
"Yes but I don't think I'm up to it yet?"
"Okay I'll be back. Lock the door when I leave and wait for me to get back if you need me to take care of something"
"That's funny" Janet giggled not serious in the least "Give me five minutes to change"
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"Where are you going?" Eddie asked when she went to get out of the truck.
"Inside????"
"Okay, just don't stay to long. You're not supposed to be up" He leaned across the seat to kiss her.
"Thank you for not fussing at me"
"I knew you wanted to come. I'm not stupid no woman wants to pick out clothes on line."
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"Tell me your not Janet Latekka!" It was the first time she had heard her name from a stranger.
"Okay I'm not Janet Latekka"
"Shut up yes you are" The lady hugged Janet. They'd gone to school together and were friends before she married and moved away. Janet didn't know she was back in the State let alone so close to home.
"Concussion" Janet eased her off "I fell"
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah I will be."
"Eddie this is Miriam we went to school together. This is my husband..Janet sort of scrunched her face to acknowledge to Eddie that it was weird…Eddie Latekka"
"We've met sort of. So when did you get married because he was just in here…."
"Saturday actually." The two started talking and catching up.
"Ladies I don't mean to be a party pooper but Janet's on bed rest and shouldn't be here at all so we're going to have to save the reunion for another time." Eddie interrupted
"So are you ready to check out or do you want to look around?"
Janet opted for looking around though Eddie thought she was pushing it.
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"What do you think?"
"It looks just like the blue one?"
"Yeah but it's red and I never wear red"
"I like it"
"They make bathing suites for pregnant women" Eddie noticed them
"Not for this pregnant woman they don't"
"Sorry I forgot you don't do bathing suites because you're a chicken" She bought it just to prove him wrong.
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"Can we come back next week?" Eddie knew her head was hurting again and badly if Janet asked to go.
"Do me a favor and ring it up, I'll be back in just a minute." Eddie walked her to the truck.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I just need another nap"
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"Is she okay?" The lady asked Eddie when he came back in
"Yeah, she's just tired and should have stayed in the truck."
"If you were my husband I wouldn't let you out of my sight either."
"Janet trusts me and she has no reason not to."
"Trust ain't got nothing to do with it when you look like that."
"Was that supposed to be a compliment?"
"She could have married smart and rich ya know." He was begining to think it wasn't
"But she didn't" Eddie signed the receipt
"I know what Janet was like in school she had more than one to chose from so you've got something worth guarding." Now he knew the compliment was aimed at his pants
"Yeah, Janet" Eddie responded a bit amused by the exchange
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"She hit on you didn't she?"
"NO"
"Liar"
"She said you could've done better"
"She still hit on you though didn't she"
"I'm not really sure" They laughed
"I'll go to the boutique in the morning for you" She needed to go home
"Thank you"
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They made it to Thursday night peacefully resting in their home with out visitors or phone calls other than one quick conversation between Eddie and Nick and the two times Janet called Hannah. Other than that no one bothered them until Thursday of course.
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"Hello" Eddie answered the house phone
"Hey, I just wanted to make sure you haven't changed your mind about me coming" Rory replied
"Janet wouldn't have invited you if she didn't want to"
"You sure it's okay if I bring a date, it'd be kind of weird to be the only person there alone" She was still trying to play on his sympathy
"You bringing, Russo?"
"Would that be a problem?"
"Not at all, I wouldn't expect anything less."
"What time should I be there"
"We're eating at seven and it's casual" That was about the end of the conversation until Eddie looked up to see Janet eyeballing him
"Mom and Claire are going to be here at six if you want to cook with them" Janet disappeared to get dressed and Eddie hung up.
Janet was in the bathroom having just finished her makeup when Eddie came in. "The crib is here" He smiled at her so proud of him self
"Really, how hard is it going to be to put together" He knew what she was asking
"I've got an hour and a half but I can't clean the house if I'm putting the crib together" He leaned against the door.
"Okay, so clean the house and we can put it together when everyone leaves" She wasn't going to let him out of straightening the house even for the crib
"Where would you like me to put it in the mean time"
"In our room. "
"Thank you" She pushed up on her tip toes to kiss him with her still wet head of curls.
"You're more than welcome"
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"We can't" Janet laughed out at Eddie when he found her dressed and stretching over the bed to straighten it. He couldn't help but crawl next to her and make a move on her
"Sure we can, the doctor said Wednesday, it's Thursday and we've got like ten minutes before any one is going to be here, I'll be careful"
"As romantic as that offer sounds…………."
"Sorry, but I can't help it. What's a man supposed to do when his wife's bent over their bed in a dress no less. It does things to me to see you in that position"
"Eddie are you seriously suggesting we do that"
"I'm not suggesting I'm begging. The doctor said it was the best position for us and we've done it before anyway." Eddie got up and stood by the bed knowing it wasn't going to really happen especially right then.
"For you maybe, you're not the one that's going to be on your hands and knees while….." Janet again reached for the far side of the bed to straighten the covers
"It's not so bad is it, I seem to remember you enjoyed it" Eddie pressed against her running his hands under her dress and over her hips, thighs and right against her core before backing off and just holding one hip while he fondled her breast
The door bell rang interrupting them "I'll think about it big boy, but not tonight I know she said we were in the clear but I'm not ready" She kissed his cheek and he was understanding. He after all told her to listen to her own body and if it said no Eddie there would be no Eddie.
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"Hey dad" Janet kissed her dad on the cheek when he hugged her
"You look beautiful as always" Richard complimented her
"That she does" Eddie added having not actually said the words yet but she got that he thought so just moments before. They had barely gotten through the door when Lana and Sully arrived. Lana and Claire quickly descended on the kitchen and Janet joined them.
"Find something for her to do sitting" Eddie grabbed a few beers out of the fridge kissing Janet on his way out after she quickly took a seat at the table when Eddie walked in.
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"When are you going to tell him to stick it" Lana asked thinking Eddie was going a little overboard
"Yeah, that's kind of what I'm trying to avoid for a few more days and he's not making it very easy" Lana and Claire both started laughing.
"There's a bottle of wine in the refrigerator I know your dying for a glass" Lana got it out and Janet directed her to the glasses. She poured Claire a glass then herself and offered Janet a glass.
"I can't drink that"
"I thought the doctor said a few sips wasn't going to hurt on occasion. It's not even half a glass."
"I know but Eddie would have a melt down regardless of what the doctor said. They said a single glass of champagne was fine at the reception but he wouldn't let me"
"Like I said tell him to stick it. Okay not like that"
"Shove it, sit on it, fuck off" Claire had already downed her glass and was well into her second and they were booth cutting up like teenagers.
"If I said fuck in front of Eddie he would flip" Janet laughed taking the glass and pouring herself juice
"Like he's got room to talk, he's got quiet a foul mouth himself sometimes" Lana pointed out
"Not flip as in get mad flip as in…."
"That's what I was talking about. Your young and still newlyweds, not to mention pregnant. I remember what that was like" Claire handed Janet a cutting board, knife and vegetables with a mischievous grin
"When I was pregnant with Eddie I didn't think I would ever get James to kill that hunger"
"Okay, I'm just going to pretend I didn't hear that while I bang my head in the refrigerator door repeatedly" Eddie came back in to grab the tray of snacks Janet made the day before.
"Sorry baby, I lied the stork didn't bring you. You got hear the same way yours is going to" Lana pretended to be comforting him but all three women were giving him hell.
"Ohh well, I'm just disappointed to know you were lying to me all this time" Eddie bent down to kiss Janet on his way out
"You're drinking wine" He casually noted
"I was advised to tell you to fuck off when you bitched about it" Lana and Claire just looked back at Eddie's glare silently and biting their lips while looking guilty as charged.
"Alright" He wasn't about to let the women enjoy a show. He kissed her again and left his beer sitting on the table when he walked out.
They all busted out laughing when he left. "That was smooth, Janet" Lana snorted
"Maybe, but this is Eddie's foot" Janet picked up his beer taking it to him.
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"She cut you off" Sully asked when Eddie returned without a beer
"Nope, your women gave her wine and my woman just told me to fuck off if I didn't like it" Sully and Richard both laughed at him about the time Janet brought his beer back to him and Sully and Richard bolted for the kitchen.
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"What did you two do" Sully asked Lana
"Nothing" Lana assured him
"Ohh come on, he's driving her nuts. She's a grown woman she doesn't need to be told how to breathe" Claire told Richard
"I agree but he's just trying to take care of her, cut him some slack." Richard replied
"What did she really tell him" Sully asked
"To fuck off" Everyone but Richard chuckled
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"I was just picking, I didn't mean to make you mad, I had juice" She stood next to him holding his beer out
"I know and I'm not mad" He pulled her down into his lap "Turned on like you wouldn't believe but not mad" He ran his hand down her chest
"Okay we'll try it, but I don't think I can tonight" She got up from his lap and he simply let his hand brush down her body as she slowly rose and walked away. He turned to watch her looking over her shoulder at him.
As soon as she made it back to the kitchen a total of a minute and a half after she left it the men flooded back to the tv. No sooner than they sat down the door bell rang again and Eddie's unpleasant sigh was heard by both men sitting there.
"The women are in the kitchen" Eddie had opened the door and turned around to walk back to the couch in a less than warm manner.
"I guess you probably know Sully and Eddie and this is Richard" Rory introduced "Richard this is Tyler Baxton"
"I've heard a lot about you Tyler " Richard shook his hand
"Beer's in the fridge Rory why don't you bring Tyler one" Eddie pointed her the way
"I'll get it" Richard was going to give the heads up since Eddie wasn't in a position to run to tell Janet without looking like a fool.
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"Rory and her date are here" He casually announced as he dug 4 fresh ones out
"Who's her date" Claire inquired
"Tyler Baxton" Richard replied and Janet snorted
"I don't think she knows sweetie" Richard replied quietly
"Don't let Eddie kill him" She quickly contained her laughter for Claire's sake
"You and Tyler dated I take it" Claire asked
"No"
"Didn't Eddie go to jail for hitting him" Lana asked
"It's fine. Don't say anything I don't want to make Rory uncomfortable and I'm sure Eddie and Tyler are over whatever it is"
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"Sorry, I didn't know it was you until we were already on the way"
"It want be a problem" Eddie replied stiffly as Richard appeared with the beer
"Am I missing something" Rory asked
"An old difference of opinion, it's settled now" Eddie flipped through the channels finding a game
"Your mother needs your help" Richard replied shoeing Rory out of the room
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"I've officially been ordered to vacate the premises" Rory eased into the kitchen and Claire hugged her.
"Wine" Janet passed her the bottle and Lana handed her a glass. Then Rory sat the dessert down on the table.
"Is there something I can do to help. I'm not much of a cook but I'll try"
"I think you can handle salad, dear" Claire gave her plenty to do.
"How are you feeling, Janet"
"Better, Thanks for asking"
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"Do you really think somethings going to happen to her sitting in the kitchen, Eddie. I'm right here" Lana cornered Eddie near the pantry whispering to him when he came into the kitchen again
"I just came to get more chips and didn't my grandmother tell you it was rude to whisper in front of other people"
"Get out of here before I really teach you something your grandmother taught me"
"You're not going to let her kick me out are you"
"I need your help anyway, baby" Janet made Eddie carry the dishes to the dinning room so she could set the table.
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The second they got the table set Eddie pulled her in for a kiss. "What was that for" she asked
"I'm still really turned on"
"I'm sorry"
"Don't be sorry for something you can't help" Eddie playfully picked at her running his hands over her
"I knew what it was going to do before I did it" She had the most mischievous grin he had ever seen on her
"Maybe but I was turned on before that and you know it" Eddie continued his exploration of her body. There was something really hot about their parents and ex's being in the other room likely to walk in at any moment
"We have guests" She pointed out
"I know but we're still newlyweds they'll understand" Eddie backed her onto the table as he slid the place setting out of the way without looking. Janet let him kiss her until they were both worked up into a steamy mess.
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"Janet, dear do you need some help?" Lana called nearing the dinning room and they both jumped back Janet finishing the last table setting so it appeared as Eddie got the napkins out of the buffet
"I think we've got it" Eddie answered for Janet
"It looks like you almost got it!" His mother replied
"Go watch the game while we get the food on the table before you get us both grounded" Janet teased him
"As long as we're sharing the same naughty spot, I'm good with that"
"Eddie" Janet blushed
"Just sit both of you, we'll bring the food" Lana turned to leave then turned back around "I know this isn't any of my business and I don't mean to intrude and I certainly don't want to make you feel uncomfortable Janet"
"Then don't, it's our house and ……………" Eddie was making use of putting his foot down though he quickly found it was harder to do with his mother
"I'm not talking about your newly wed tendencies, baby. I just think you both have over looked something that might cause a bit of disturbance when others don't."
"What are you talking about" Eddie got really defensive really quick
"Janet sweetie you do look beautiful tonight" Lana sat down beside her for a minute
"But I look pregnant" she answered
"Not but Janet. You are pregnant and it suites you well, it's just that your showing and the pair of you might want to discuss announcing it before someone else does it for you" Lana smiled
"You can't tell yet and you only see it because you know" Eddie felt she was wishing for her grandbaby to quickly and found it was a little amusing
"Eddie, clearly you've seen way to much of your wife lately to notice, but I did the same thing with you."
"You go to sleep one night and wake up twice as big the next morning" Janet chuckled having already noticed it herself that's why she went with the dress and hadn't spent much time up moving around in front of Rory.
"That's nothing just wait until your like seven months and you realize you gained five pounds in a single day" Eddie sat rattled as Janet and Lana talked
Lana left the room to help Claire and Rory and enlist the guys to help bring the food to the table.
"She's just …………" Eddie tried to make excuses
"Nice try" Janet stood up beside him and smoothed her dress down over her baby bump
Eddie just grinned kissing their bump. "How did I miss this" He knew it was there and they'd discussed it while honeymooning but her tummy just seemed so much more pronounced all of a sudden
"I've been wearing pajamas all week; that's how" She took her seat again once she pried Eddie loose.
"Yeah but your not very far yet"
"Baby, 14 1/2 weeks out of 40. I can't believe no ones said anything yet, I know people have had to notice. We're already a third of the way. We just missed most of it is all."
"What'd we miss" Sully asked as they all plied into the room
"Trust me, you didn't miss out on much if your referring to Sully's jokes" Rory sat the salad and bread on the table.
"May I" Richard asked taking the seat at the head of the table since Eddie had forewent it to sit next to Janet. Sully took the one at the other end. Leaving space for Lana next to Janet. Claire sat to Richards side with Rory next to her straight across from Janet leaving Tyler between Sully and Rory.
Eddie was never one to volunteer for the blessing so he signed Richard up for it.
"You're at the head so I think it's on you tonight, pops" Eddie teased him When everyone bowed their heads Eddie took the opportunity to mouth something to him "Spill it" Eddie made motion of Janet's rounder belly and Richard winked at him
Eddie almost lost faith in his father in laws nerve until the very end where he came through for him. "and also I ask that you please grant Eddie and Janet a little girl wrapped in a tiny warm pink blanket so he will one day have to face a man taking his precious bundle of joy away" Sully and Lana laughed, Claire wanted to but worried about Rory who clearly didn't get that Janet was already pregnant.
"Hey, I'm still holding out for a boy" Eddie shot back having not expected Richard to have such a since of humor about it
"Ohh no, I want to see your face when some puberty enraged boy comes knocking on your door wanting to know if he can take your daughter out, alone at night , in the dark. Let's see if you're okay when she skips out on Prom to spend the night god knows where the two of you did. We'll see if you remember what you were like at that age then" The adults laughed until they realized the implication. Tyler squeezed Rory's hand.
"Your just sore I took your baby away from you" Janet squeezed Eddie's leg not thinking her dad needed the explanation of how and why he took his daughter that he gave her. Rory just looked at her plate twirling her fork, Richard didn't even think about the fact that Eddie was seeing Rory at the time.
"I'm just picking I don't care either way" Eddie leaned over to Janet
"I guess congratulations are in order then" Tyler raised his glass before it got awkward over the less than faithful match ups "I'm with Latekka though on the boy thing just because I do know what we were both like at that age" Rory caught on then that she was pregnant.
"Thank you Tyler, I think" Janet wasn't sure if he was being funny or making a dig about Eddie's thick black book
"We've still got like 4 or 5 weeks before we find out for sure" Eddie replied
"Actually, we've got like 24 to 26"
"You don't want to know" They had yet to discuss it
"I'm with Janet on that one. Save all the surprises till the end" Rory was in shock and Janet knew what that comment really meant but she didn't let it bother her only because she was determined to look like the better woman for Eddie.
"I think Rory's got a point baby, that's really the only surprise we're going to have. I'm not worried about which one of us the baby looks like, you're kind of cute so I'm sure our baby will be adorable either way" Janet dispelled Rory's hope that it wasn't Eddie's child in one fail swoop with out letting on to every one else the underlying resentment for each other they had miraculously contained though they knew it was there none the same.
"Don't be so sure, he wasn't the cutest baby I've ever seen"
"MOM" Eddie barked
"I'm sorry honey but for the first week you looked like an alien that had been squashed on the highway"
"GEE THANKS"
"James said you were so ugly she cried" Sully interjected and Lana gently slapped at him
"She's right I've seen your baby pictures" Janet laughed and Rory was less than thrilled
"Have you seen the one of him with the soap bubble mustache" Rory asked
"Yeah but I like the one of him in his mommy's heels better" Janet replied in a baby voice not letting Rory get to her. Rory however wasn't taking it as well since she had never seen the picture in question
"I thought I lost that one"
"Eddie has it hid somewhere" Janet told his mother on him
"I don't know what your talking about" Eddie was lying and his mother knew it as he quickly changed the subject
"I'm starving can we eat" Dinner was slightly quieter than it should have been but everyone managed to get along.
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"Your going to have a reception aren't you?" Rory asked her mother and Richard
"This is good. We're all here tonight anyway" Claire replied graciously then looked at Richard both happy that their children were both at the table with them.
"It's hardly fair that you don't celebrate, either of you" She only added either of you to save face
"Janet and Eddie got married at the Willshire Estate and had the reception in a private room afterwards" Her mom broke that news
"I would love to see a picture" She forced herself to smile
"They haven't come in yet" Janet replied
"Ummm, Baby…"
"What did you do?" Janet laughed
"They came earlier when the crib was delivered. I laid them down on the table by the front door to bring it in"
"It's fine, I'll get them" Janet got up and Rory could see she really was pregnant.
"How could you forget your wedding pictures, goof ball" Rory deep down was insinuating he didn't care
"I was dealing with the worlds heaviest baby bed at the moment"
"I can't believe you let her go shopping, she's supposed to be resting" Lana scolded her son. She was quick to defend Janet as she had already become protective of her daughter in law
"She found a nursery she liked in one of those hoity toity magazines and I ordered it a couple weeks ago" Eddie corrected his mother "Hold your breath because……… I didn't even ask her before I did it"
"And what would you have done if she changed her mind" Sully called his judgment into question
"She still can, that ones going in our room anyway. Janet's spent a lot of time making that room look nice so I didn't just want to put some basket looking thing in there"
"I believe the word you're looking for in bassinet, and you do know how much room a crib is going to take up" Claire asked him
"Would you two relax, I'm not an idiot I think I can handle a crib and Janet loves it anyway" Eddie was already catching hell about not knowing anything when it came to babies.
"What did you get" Lana asked
"I don't know what you call it but its round and has a canopy thing on it. I haven't put it together yet but it's in the bedroom if you want to see it"
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"Eddie baby can you come here for a minute" Janet called somehow managing to be loud enough to be heard without having to yell and keeping her sweet tone.
"If you'll excuse me" Eddie stood putting his napkin in his chair
"Run boy run" Sully gave him a hard time.
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"Did they send us the wrong pictures" He was only playing
"I just thought we could look at them first"
"Can I take back forgetting and say I just didn't want to say anything until we were alone" Eddie walked up behind her wrapping his arms around her waist to look as she went through them one by one before taking them to show to everyone
"I didn't know they were taking these" He whispered looking at the pictures of their time under the gazebo after ' pictures' were taken.
"I think these are the first pictures I actually like of myself"
"Mom's right, being pregnant does suite you"
"Why didn't you tell me I was about to bust out of the top of my dress." Eddie just looked at her with an 'do I really need to answer that' face and she mumbled pervert back at him
"You did lie, I have a very nice ass thank you very much" He began to rub her belly looking at the one of him standing behind her with his arms encasing her against the railing.
"You really do" There were also ones of them dancing, several tender private kisses and touching moments from the ceremony, cutting the cake, bouquet and garter toss, with their guests and one that made them both cry.
Janet turned to him and smiled wiping the tear from his cheek as he still held her close. "It's going to make your mom cry and my dad uncomfortable" They both snickered a little
"And you know who creased but I don't care and besides I would much rather give her that one than the one I've been hiding from her" He grinned
"Okay, if you'll put those in the bedroom with the album we can pick out which ones we want in the book tomorrow"
"Book?"
"Yes they'll make a book with the ones we pick out"
"Like a book book?"
"Yes, I'll show you later"
"You don't want to show them the pictures yet?"
"That's what they make parents albums for, baby" Janet pulled the two smaller sized albums out to show Eddie. They came already engraved with their names and wedding date, the album they brought home was just to hold the 'proofs' so to say until the real memory album was complete.
"Will you make sure this doesn't get lost" She handed him the dvd. Once Eddie returned from putting the pictures away for safe keeping they headed back to the dinning room.
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Eddie pulled her chair out for her and Janet passed the albums to Claire and Lana before sitting down. She didn't want to not give it to her dad but she didn't want to out Claire and women cared more about that sort of thing than men anyway.
Claire knew her daughter was uncomfortable looking at the pictures with her but she was proud she did handle her self so well. "You had a really good photographer" Rory would know
"We weren't aware most of those were even taken"
"I guess now we know what you two were doing between the carriage and the table" Sully chuckled
"You clean up pretty good Latekka, you don't look as nice as your bride but you actually look half way civilized" Tyler had been pretty much keeping quite until that point
"That's priceless" Lana did nearly cry looking at the picture of Eddie kneeling in front of Janet kissing her stomach next to the carriage.
"My shoe fell off getting down" Janet replied as Lana took a deep breath trying not to cry. Eddie knelt down to help her put her shoe back on but got sidetracked as he went to stand up. Rory didn't say anything but Eddie knew she wanted to cry or scream possibly both.
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"Okay, that's enough sappy stuff for one night." Eddie wound it up before it turned into a scene he didn't want only to have another black out.
"Eddie" Richard called
"Yeah"
"When the lights come back on your hands had best be back to yourself"
"You're a fine one to talk" Claire busted Richard
"I'll get the candles" Eddie stumbled falling right into Rory on his way out then the door frame before he got the idea to use the light on his phone for a little much needed assistance. He made it back to the table having lit every candle in the house. They had luckily already finished dinner and the women headed to the front room.
"It's really bad out there" Rory commented seeing the lightening crack through the front windows
"It was worse than this the night………never mind" Janet thought it would be incredibly rude to rub it in Rory's face. She herself was anything but scared of bad weather.
"Rory's been afraid of storms since she was a little girl" Claire informed the room.
"I'm not afraid I just don't like the idea of so much water and electricity mixing" Rory sat down beside her mother needing comforted like a small girl and she leaned into her mom who just put her arm around her.
"You know your more likely to be hit by a meteor than lighting " Janet tried to ease her fear
"Can I borrow my wife for a few minutes" Eddie asked as the men joined the room. As soon as they walked out Rory got up to move
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"There's no way I'm doing that while everyone is here"
"I knew it was a long shot but I just wanted a few minutes alone with the two of you." They sat on the porch swing
"Do you remember how good it felt that night?" He asked her playing with her curls
"Do you?"
"How could I forget. You were so beautiful."
"It's strange. I never thought we were making a baby that night"
"Me either but I'm glad we did." He rubbed her stomach some more
"Me to" Janet whispered putting her hand ontop of his and playing with his wedding band. "I can't think of anything I'd want to do more than lay here in your arms knowing I'm having your baby Eddie Latekka"
"I can think of one thing"
"What?"
"Making love to you out here tonight"
"Next time. I promise" Janet kissed him softly.
"Promise me there will be a next time?"
"I promise baby" Janet replied and Eddie kissed her more passionatly
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"You're okay, Rory" Richard could see that she needed Claire at the moment. She still got up and moved settling next to Tyler "No, it's fine" Tyler wrapped his arm around her lower back and his hand reached her hip.
"Is it the weather that's got you so jumpy or Latekka" Tyler whispered when the lights came back on but the weather had yet to ease up. The 'adults' headed to the kitchen for more beer and wine giving them a few minutes of privacy.
"I could ask you the same thing. What's between you and Eddie"
"Nothing"
"Who was she and who's was she?" Rory smiled knowing it had to be a woman
"It doesn't matter, it's old news and there wasn't much to it anyway" Tyler grinned back flirting
"I guess that explains why she's being so nice. How long ago?" They were becoming dangerously close
"Once last summer but please don't say anything. It wasn't what you think" Tyler was focused on her mouth
"You have no idea what I'm thinking" Rory jumped at the thunder pretty much ending with Tyler pulling her into his lap when the thunder popped again.
"Then tell me" Tyler kissed her deeply only to be interrupted. They broke apart before anyone noticed
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"You do realize my son has your daughter sitting on the porch in this mess" Lana asked Richard
"More than likely she has him. Janet loves the rain always has." Richard laughed
"Latekka's found a few uses for it himself" Sully mumbled sitting down with a cup of coffee as opposed to a beer.
"What is that supposed to mean? I think they can refrain from undressing each other while we're here. My son might be a little over reved but he's not a pervert" Lana screeched taking up for her baby boy but mostly because she was taking up for her baby boy's wife in front of Rory. Lana happened to be very pleased with the woman carrying her son's child and heart.
"Calm down, I didn't say he was a pervert. No need to be so dramatic about it"
"He's more of an opportunist than a pervert wouldn't you say" Tyler made Sully chuckle
"Can we not discuss this, I'm quiet sure I'm not the only one who doesn't want to hear it" Richard wasn't ready to completely except things
"Don't look at me, I don't care what they do" Rory lied but pulled it off well and she got the message that her mother didn't approve of her being in Tyler's lap but it didn't phase Rory in the least for the first thirty seconds anyway then she suddenly found her self uncomfortable with the boldness of it and casually made her way back to sit next to him.
"I can't believe anyone is outside in this" Tyler tightened his grip on her it was obvious the weather seriously bothered her.
"Those two don't care, the last black out we had they set off more sparks than the storm did" Sully puffed out
"Seriously?" Janet looked at Eddie both having walked in
"I didn't think he would turn it into an announcement" Eddie defended himself
"I didn't think you would either" She blushed but wasn't mad at him. Eddie knew being pregnant was his granting saving grace. She might have been sick and miserable and have to look at Rory but she was happy ruling out over any other feeling.
Rory's fearful curiosity spoke before her brain had time to catch up "Like actually in the storm?"
"Yes our baby was conceived in the rain, now can we please talk about something else" Eddie barked back
They all chatted a few minutes trying to wait for the weather to clear so everyone could go home. "Janet if your tired sweetie you should go to bed, we'll be fine until it clears" Claire suggested
"It's late your more than welcome to stay" Eddie didn't want them to stay he wanted them to walk home if necessary, hell he would have settled for them parking it on the porch for an hour.
"There's two beds and the sofa pulls out" Eddie couldn't stand the idea
"Why don't you take one of the rooms, we'll stay in here" Lana suggested to Rory and Tyler
"I couldn't…."
"It's fine, one of the rooms doesn't have any windows anyway and you'd probably be more comfortable in there not to mention I want have to hear Eddie whine about what Sully's possibly doing to his mommy" Janet couldn't resist
"Being out here's not going to get in my way" Sully gave Eddie ever more hell about his mother
"Leave my baby alone" Lana pretended to scold Sully
